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The West Ashley High School DECA Club competed at the DECA State Career Conference at the North Charleston Coliseum February 26th. Twelve members placed in the top ten and three members placed in the top three.

The West Ashley High School DECA Club is advised by Marketing teacher, Terry Stutts, and is run by a team of five student members. DECA is designed to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.

High school DECA members from all over South Carolina were invited to compete in the DECA State Career Conference with members from each team competing in various categories. DECA’s evaluation process involves students in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component where an industry professional serves as a judge.During the interactive component, members are presented with a real-world problem and given 10 minutes to come up with a solution which they in turn present to the judge. The objective is to be one of the top three finishers in order to qualify for the next level of competition.

Senior Ashante Edwards placed first in the Apparel and Accessories Marketing category.

Senior Ashante Edwards placed first in the category Apparel and AccessoriesMarketing and will advance to compete at the International Career DevelopmentConference (ICDC) in April.

The following WAHS students were placed in the top 3 in their respective categories, earning a trip to nationals also:

WAHS Senior Liam Wheless, Retail Merchandising

WAHS Freshman Lupe Chaves, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

WAHS Sophomore Rodney Graham, Principles of Business Management and Administration

Liam Wheless placed third in the category Retail Merchandising. This is Wheless’ fourth year as a part of DECA and his first year serving as club president.

Freshman Lupe Chaves placed third in the category Principles of Hospitality andTourism.

Rodney Graham placed third in the category Principles of Business Management and Administration, which will allow him the opportunity to advance to compete at ICDC in April.

These members qualified to compete in the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville, Tennessee April 23rd. The categories will be the same, but instead of just competing against other high schools in South Carolina, West Ashley High DECA members will compete against DECA members from across the nation.

DECA members Alexis Holmes, Amanda Bennett, Victoria Singleton, and DaMya Brown dressed in their professional best and were ready to face the competition!

Amanda Bennett, Kelly Cochran, and Haley Bauer competed in the DECA State Career Conference February 26th -28th at the North Charleston Coliseum.

Brain Hawkins and Katlyn Clark placed in the Top 10 in their categories.

Congratulations to the Wando DECA qualifiers that competed in the International Career and Development Conference recently.

Wando DECA Adviser Kirk Beilke said, “I want to give a special recognition to junior Eileen Stribling who made it “on stage” to receive her award for best role play response in the Human Resource Management category and to Kate Harper, Alton Massalon, and Elizabeth Clayton for receiving A Gold Award for “The Warrior Shop”, our own Nationally Certified School Based Enterprise.”

West Ashley High School DECA is hosting the 1st Annual WA 5K:A Dash Thru the Den on May 23rd at 8:30am on West Ashley High’s campus.

Who: This is a fun event for anyone and everyone who enjoys running or walking and would like a tour of the West Ashley High campus.

What: The WA 5K: A Dash Thru the Den is a run / walk hosted by West Ashley High School DECA. The entire event was conceived by students, is being planned by students, and will be directed by students. The event was created to serve two purposes: 1) To create an annual community-wide event on our campus where people could come together and have a great time with their friends, and 2) To help raise funds to pay for members of DECA to attend the annual International Career Development Conference. This year 15 West Ashley High students are going to the conference in Orlando! They hope to be able to take even more students to the conference next year in Nashville.

The race will begin at 8:30am on the track in Wildcat Stadium before taking participants on a “tour” of the West Ashley High campus (or The Den as it’s known by the students). There will be awards for the Top 3 Male and Female runners / walkers and we will have special awards / giveaways for categories like Best Costume, Most Wildcat Spirit, etc.

Prices are as follows:

WAHS Faculty and Students – $20

To sign up, please pick up a race packet from a DECA member in the Cafeteria during 3rd period beginning April 14th. Faculty and Students should return their race packet to a DECA member in the Cafeteria along with their registration fee before May 19th.

On the weekend of February 27-28, West Ashley High School sent 22 Wildcats and their adviser Mr. Terry Stutts to the 72nd Annual South Carolina DECA Career Development Conference.

Students competed in role play events in categories based on marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Their weekend at the conference also consisted of an opening session, a leadership academy, an election session for state officers and an awards banquet.

The Wildcats had a very strong showing with 18 of our competitors placing in the top ten of their respective categories including one first place, two third places and a fourth place.

Mr. Stutts and his WAHS DECA team are now looking forward to competing in the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida on April 24-28.

Mr. Kirk Beilke, Wando High School’s DECA adviser, shared the following impressive report on his students’ success at the recent DECA State Competitions: “58 students placed/qualified in over 18 separate business categories!”

“With a record9 first place awards, 2 second, and 6 third, Wando business students have much to be proud of in their preparation for the event and the experience they gained during the competition.” Beilke said.

In all 36 Wando students have qualified for the International Career and Development Conference in which the best high school business students from 9 countries will compete.

Below is a list of the Top Ten Award winners and a listing of their categories:

Wando DECA State Results

Finalists will compete at the
International Competition in Orlando, Fla 4/24-4/29

Congratulations to the Wando HS, West Ashley HS and R. B. Stall HS DECA teams for earning Gold re-certification on the School Based Enterprises!

Wando DECA adviser Kirk Beilke said special recognition for their Gold Certification goes to 11th grader Kate Harper, 12th grader Cole Whitman, and 10th graders Riley-Grace Marshall and Catherine Ginn, along with the interns and volunteers who run the Warrior Shop each day. These students have been invited to the International DECA Conference to present highlights of this certification to other SBE representatives throughout the country.

R. B. Stall HS DECA adviser Mr. Wayne Reese said, “A profuse and capacious THANKS goes to our own Francis Manigault who stepped up and oversaw a 20 + page report on the store operations, sacrificing personal time to ensure the report was submitted by the deadline.”

The following R. B. Stall HS students placed in the top 10 in their respective events:

Julain Lopez Automotive Services Marketing

Tyrell Russ Business Finance

Ashley Suarez Hotel and Lodging Management

Aaron Campbell Marketing Management

Diah Slaton Marketing Management

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter at Wando earned several awards at their recent state event:

On September 18, several Wando High School students were invited to participate in the annual Mt. Pleasant Business Expo. When someone visited their booth, they talked about their participation in student organizations, like DECA and ProStart, and signed up volunteer judges for upcoming competitions. Each had invaluable experiences networking with the hundreds of local professionals in attendance.